duel
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
Types & categories
- fighting hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters
Types & categories
- fight hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
Types & categories
- struggle hypernym
Related & opposite
- dueler derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dueler |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | duel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fighting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | duel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dueler |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fight |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dueler |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | struggle |